The recent reports of the vitriolic McCain-Palin rallies were scaring me. McCain and Palin have been stirring up angry mobs of citizens, who have reacted with the now infamous “Terrorist!” and “Kill him!” shouts, apparently directed at Barack Obama.

Let us recall the Kübler-Ross model, developed by Dr. Elizabeth Kübler-Ross of Switzerland, and elaborated on in her book “On Death and Dying.” This model can be applied to any form of catastrophic personal loss.

The five stages outlined in the Grief Cycle are becoming readily apparent in the behavior of member of the Republican Party as election day approaches. This revelation both relieved and encouraged me. I wanted to share this with others, which is why I put together the below youtube video.

The description of the clips from the credits are here.The links to most clips I used are listed below. There are also links to some that did not make the final cut, but were considered. Go crazy: